The situation in France mirrors recent political turmoil in Romania, where right-wing nationalist Călin Georgescu was blocked from taking office after winning the first round of a presidential election, <a href="https://humanevents.com/2025/02/26/romanian-police-detain-leading-conservative-candidate-for-questioning-raid-staffers-homes">having also beeen detained</a>. Citing Russian influence on his campaign, Romania’s Constitutional Court voided the results, barred Georgescu from running again, and later detained him. Now, as the country heads toward a new election in May, another right-wing candidate, George Simion, is leading in the polls. 
 
Georgescu has said that he is facing <a href="https://humanevents.com/2025/03/12/romanias-georgescu-says-he-is-facing-trump-level-political-attacks-as-his-name-remains-off-election-ballot">"Trump-levels"</a> of judicial tyranny.

Right wingers around the globe now argue that liberal elites in ivory towers are undermining democracy by using the judiciary as a political weapon.{ai:summary}The growing tension over judicial power in democracy is highlighted by a French court's ruling against Marine Le Pen, barring her from politics for five years. This decision has raised alarms among right-wing leaders in both the US and Europe, who argue that courts are being weaponized to silence political opposition.Concerns about judicial overreach are echoed by American conservatives, who view Le Pen's conviction as evidence of elite manipulation in Europe. Similar sentiments arise from the situation in Romania, where a right-wing candidate was barred from running after a controversial court ruling. These developments fuel ongoing debates about democracy and the rule of law across the Atlantic. #politics

Europeans discover that Democracy takes a backseat when courts override voters

Loading...